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[–] 66 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

Idolizing the past (and long gone) 'grandeur' of some European countries is not the best way to prepare for the future.

edit: as a disclaimer, I'm European from one of those once important countries.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    Romanticizing "past greatness" seems to always involve some very shit politics. It's more obvious in these old empires, but it exists in more subtle forms elsewhere, too.

    I was specifically talking about euros, but I guess a certain US president gets a honourable mention for his campaign slogan

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